[R.O. 2012 §205.110; CC 1975 §4-8; Ord. No. 547 §1, 6-7-2005]
A. Every
resident person who owns, controls, manages, possesses or has part
interest in any dog kept any time during the year or who permits a
dog to come upon, on or in, and to remain in or about his/her home,
place of business or other premises in the City shall have such dog
inoculated against rabies, but such inoculation requirement shall
not apply to dogs less than four (4) months of age. Such dogs shall
be inoculated at least once each year, unless a three (3) year type
vaccine, approved by the County Health Commissioner, is administered,
in which case the dogs shall be inoculated at least once every three
(3) years.
B. All inoculations required by Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be administered by a licensed veterinarian, who shall give to the owner or keeper of such dog inoculated by him/her his/her signed certificate of inoculation, which briefly describes such dog and specifies, its sex and, if female, whether spayed or unspayed, and which states the type of vaccine used, the period of immunity against rabies thereby provided and the date of inoculation.
[R.O. 2012 §205.120; CC 1975 §4-9; Ord. No. 547 §1, 6-7-2005]
Whenever rabies become prevalent in the City or within any neighboring
community, the Mayor shall, according to the necessity of the case,
issue a quarantine order, requiring every owner or person in charge
of any dog within the limits of the City to either kill or impound
such dog, or to have such dog immunized if such dog is not already
currently immunized pursuant to this Article. This order shall be
published once in the paper officially publishing the business of
the City; and in the absence of such paper, shall be posted as in
case of sales of personal property. The Mayor is hereby authorized,
by proclamation, to terminate any such quarantine whenever, in his/her
judgment, the necessity for its no longer exists.